Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis, Hon Dr. Terrance Drew has released a rejection towards a statement regarding him in a paid press release accessible on different international news sites and social media pages.

In the press release on in question, an alleged quoted statement from PM Drew was posted regarding Hamilton Reserve Bank. The Prime Minster and Minister of Finance however has said that he did not make a statement concerning the bank.

The Prime Minister, upon being notified of the article, has said: “it is highly improper for any company to pay for the international publishing of a quote which I did not make. The general public must know that I did not make any comment about Hamilton Reserve Bank publicly or privately, in Dubai or otherwise.”

The press release with the alleged false statement was published on the web pages of Yahoo Finance, Associated Press, Business Wire, and local propaganda social media page The St. Kitts-Nevis Times/TimesCaribbean.